Join the Fate Protection Agency.
Although it was unexpected that I was the top trainee, the job offer itself wasn’t all that surprising.
I already knew that they wanted excellent students.
And there’s no way the Fate Protection Agency would ignore a murderer.
If they had wanted to filter out the murderer from the beginning, they wouldn’t have placed such a trick in the final magic realm.
How many of those who passed the exam did not have blood on their hands?
“Mr. Seo Kang-rim?”
The princess asked, as if urging an answer.
Still, he offered me a handshake.
I looked down at that hand for a moment and opened my mouth.
“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of joining the company.”
Joo Sung-tae was moved by my answer and said:
“You, do you know what kind of opportunity this is, and dare to… …!”
“Joo Sung-tae. Don’t make me say it again and again.”
The princess’s voice was so sharp that I couldn’t believe it was directed at my subordinate.
Joo Sung-tae, that person somehow seemed to have a strong antipathy towards me.
Just now he was reluctant to let me join the company, but now he’s angry and says he won’t join.
“It seems like you were being too hasty for someone who had just recovered and was already feeling uneasy.”
The princess said so and naturally took her hand away.
The withdrawn hand went inside the jacket.
He took out a business card and handed it over.
“Please get some rest for a few days and then contact me. You’ll need to see your family and get some fresh air for the first time in a while.”
“I am about to join the company… … .”
“If you are discharged, go to the training room before you leave. There are instructions for you before you leave.”
He interrupted me naturally and continued his explanation.
It seemed like he wouldn’t accept my rejection.
After reluctantly receiving the business card, Team Leader Gongju stood up from her seat.
“Then I will go first. See you later.”
He took Joo Sung-tae out of the hospital room.
Even at the moment he left, Joo Sung-tae was glaring at me.
I looked at the business card left in my hand.
Although I clearly refused to join the company, he naturally rejected my rejection.
I know full well that the Fate Protectorate is tenacious.
If he knew I had a ‘fate-seeker’, he’d be even more annoying.
Anyway, first we have to go find Shin Soo Ah.
As I changed my clothes and went outside, a nurse standing in the hallway noticed me and came over to me urgently.
“Are you okay? I think you should rest more… … .”
“There is no problem with movement.”
“The awakened ones are definitely strong. So, are you going to be discharged?”
“Yes. Before that, I would like to know about patient Shin Soo-ah’s hospital room.”
The nurse kindly guided Shin Soo-ah to her hospital room.
I stood in front of the door for a moment, took a deep breath, and then knocked.
… … There was no answer.
Although it was not polite, I opened the door quietly and went in.
The room was a single room, similar to the one I stayed in.
I walked slowly to the bed.
The sleeping figure of Shin Soo-ah came into view.
As I was relieved to see the face sleeping soundly, parts of the body came into view.
… … had no arms.
I knew it. The arm was cut off by the belt of the giant sea.
But when I witnessed that fact once again, I felt breathless.
My arm was cut off because of me.
He’s a swordsman.
You have put me in danger again by getting me involved in your misfortune.
I couldn’t say anything and just looked down at the spot where my arm had disappeared.
I felt an ominous aura coming from Shin Soo-ah.
[The fate of ‘Shin Soo-ah’ feels like a murderous aura.]
Murder?
I looked back at her fate in bewilderment.
There was definitely a murderous aura, and it was quite strong.
Something was strange.
In my previous life, the aura of death wasn’t this strong, but something was starting to change.
When, where, and how do you die?
But I didn’t read it in such detail.
I just vaguely, yet definitely feel the aura of murder.
At that moment, a notification window appeared before my eyes.
[Item ‘Guide of Fate’ is activated!]
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A special item obtained from the Room of Verbalization, the Guide of Fate.
It was an item that guided the way when the owner’s fate was wandering.
But why is it being activated now?
Before I could even grasp the situation, another notification window popped up.
[The item ‘Guide of Fate’ gains the power of boundaries and its effect is strengthened!]
My eyes turned white, and it felt like lightning was striking my head.
No, it wasn’t lightning, it was a landscape.
A flood of information came in, as if the scenes in a movie were changing every second.
I feel like my consciousness, my brain, my head is going to break.
In the midst of the overwhelming amount of information, familiar or unseen scenes flashed before my eyes.
And then the screen froze.
[Ugh, ugh… … .]
Blood was flowing from someone’s mouth along with a painful scream.
A shadow of a severed arm fell across the floor.
Shin Soo-ah was lying on the floor, spitting out blood as if in pain.
[Seo Kang-rim won’t come.]
Someone standing in front of Shin Soo Ah said.
Although I couldn’t see his face because of the noise, I could tell that he was Shin Soo Ah’s enemy.
[Seo Kang-rim doesn’t even know you’re here.]
Someone quietly looked at Shin Soo Ah and said.
His voice sounded like he was wondering.
[You don’t understand. Seo Kang-rim left you as soon as he left the training facility. Why are you willing to die for him?]
[… … .]
[Even if you do that, Seo Kang-rim will die.]
[Cough, cough… … Don’t touch… … To Seo Kang-rim… … Don’t even touch a finger… … .]
In a rough, windy voice, she spoke thus.
Even while dying, he didn’t even beg for his life once, but just glared at the other person as if he was going to kill them.
The opponent slowly raised his hand while looking at Shin Soo Ah.
[Okay, bye.]
-Whoa!
Blood splattered everywhere, and my eyes turned red.
I tried to run towards Shin Soo Ah, but my body didn’t move at all.
What the heck is going on here?
Is this information from the future, a situation where Shin Soo Ah dies?
I couldn’t understand it.
Why is she dying so miserably?
Why did she die for me in this life too?
I should have known more.
I needed at least a little more information.
As I gritted my teeth and tried to manipulate the guide of fate, the screen began to change again.
[Kangrim-ah, run away… …!]
The screen that was changing randomly stopped again.
This was a memory I knew.
[Kangrim, it’s okay. Mom and Dad are okay. Run away quickly!]
My mother and father were talking to me as I lay under the overturned car.
As a child, I just cried.
This is a memory of the past.
It was a memory of when my parents passed away in an accident on the way back after meeting the shaman.
As a child I cried and tried to lift the car somehow, but it was impossible.
Then my mother weakly pushed me away and said:
[Kangrim, you can’t do it alone. There will be adults nearby. Go and call them. Can you do it?]
Even as she bled to death, my mother was affectionate.
As a child, I was struggling to hold onto the car, and only after hearing those words did I begin to move my feet hesitantly.
[Mom, Dad. Just wait a minute, just wait a minute. I’ll bring the people over… !]
After saying that, I started running.
Not knowing that the car would explode soon after, he believed that he could really save the two people.
Me, a young child, running like crazy down a dark mountain path.
I was a young child running barefoot, not knowing that when I returned, my parents would already be dead.
Foolish me.
And there was someone watching me like that.
White hair was fluttering in the darkness.
It was Baek Young.
She was staring at her dying parents in the darkness.
[Item ‘Guide to Destiny’ ends!]
Baekyoung disappeared in an instant, and only the scenery of the hospital room remained before my eyes.
My whole body was drenched in cold sweat.
What was that just now?
My head was exploding with so much information.
Shin Soo-ah faces death again.
Baek Young was at the scene of his parents’ death.
Bihomun was being annihilated by Baekyeong.
As several memories came together, one conclusion was reached.
Will Baek Young kill Shin Soo Ah again in the future?
And, did Baek Young kill our parents too?
Certainly, what happened to my parents was strange.
While I was driving down the road, my car was thrown as if it had been struck by lightning.
At that time, adults said it was just a simple traffic accident.
But what if it was actually because of Baek Young’s attack?
“Uh, uhm… … .”
At that moment, I suddenly came to my senses when I heard a small groan from Shin Soo Ah’s mouth.
Shin Soo-ah, who was lying on the bed, groaned softly and tossed and turned.
It didn’t seem to be broken.
“… … .”
I could barely regain my composure when I saw Shin Soo-ah’s sleeping face.
Unlike the future I saw just now, the present Shin Soo Ah was just quietly sleeping.
“……ha.”
First of all, I got up from my seat and went outside.
I felt like Shin Soo Ah would wake up if I was there.
I held my pounding head and tried to organize the information.
Just now, the guide of destiny showed me the information.
Baek Young has been entangled with me for a long time, ever since I was young.
Baek Young, who was with me during my most unfortunate moments.
Could it be that not only the death of his parents, but also countless other misfortunes are related to Baek-yeong?
And also, Shin Soo Ah is murdered by someone in the future.
Even though I left Shin Soo Ah.
I thought that keeping my distance from Shin Soo-ah and not getting involved was the way to save her.
But what if that was my misjudgment?
What if Shin Soo Ah was in danger because of that and couldn’t respond right away?
“Hello, Mr. Kangrim.”
At that moment, suddenly a voice was heard along with the fragrance of flowers.
I looked towards the direction where the sound came from and saw a familiar woman there.
“… …Team Leader Seomun Yongnyeo?”
“Oh my. You remembered.”
Last time, Team 1 Leader Seo Moon-yong, who I had encountered in the snake room, was standing there.
With a large bouquet of roses.
It was a size that could easily hold over 100 flowers.
“I came to visit you in the hospital, but the hospital room was empty. I was worried I wouldn’t see you, but luckily I did.”
Seomun Yongnyeo smiled innocently and handed me a bouquet of flowers.
The scent of the flowers was so unpleasantly toxic that my face distorted without me knowing it.
She glanced toward the sickroom, paying no attention to my reaction.
“They say he looked for Su-ah as soon as he woke up. He really is very sincere.”
“… … .”
“Well, it seemed like Su-ah was also very devoted to Kang-rim.”
There was really no way he would come to congratulate me on my recovery.
Because of the guide of fate, the day was in full swing, so her visit was not welcome.
As I remained silent, Seomun Yongnyeo smiled brightly and continued speaking.
“Honestly, I was really surprised when Su-ah came out of the demon realm. She had one arm missing and her whole body was tattered, so she came out with Seo Kang-rim.”
Just hearing the story, I could imagine what it would have been like.
This person is truly crazy.
You brought me out into a place where it was difficult even for me to crawl out on my own.
“Kang-rim was in danger, but Su-ah was also in a pretty dangerous state. In fact, Su-ah had only just woken up.”
“… … So please go now.”
“Oh my, I’m sorry. I kept talking nonsense in front of the patient without realizing it.”
Seomun Yongnyeo spoke in a slightly exaggerated tone.
Anyone could tell it was acting.
The corners of her eyes curved and she smiled.
“Then I’ll just say what I have to say and head back quickly. I have a suggestion for you, Kang-rim. It’s something that might help you too.”
What are you trying to say now?
As I was quietly glaring at Seomun Yongnyeo, she spoke in a refreshing voice.
“I think Team Leader Princess has already said this, but I would like to recommend you to join Team 1, not Team 2. Instead… … .”
The eyes of the West Gate Lady shone sinisterly like those of a dragon.
“I will restore Suah’s arm.”
